Maryborough State High Performing Arts Centre

Maryborough State High Schools new performing arts complex - the Murdoch Darling Centre was officially opened today.

Named after the first two Headmasters of Maryborough Boys’ and Girls’ Grammar schools, the new $4.5 million facility includes classrooms, meeting rooms, commercial kitchen, amenities, ticketing booth and a large performance space with seating capacity for 800+ along with state of the art infrastructure, establishing Maryborough State High School as a regional centre of excellence for performing arts.

Xavier Catholic College

Xavier Catholic College is a combined primary and secondary school master planned to allow for design and construction in stages to cater for the Hervey Bay region’s burgeoning population. Commencing construction in 2002 and opening the following year, the college now boasts state of the art facilities for some 1000 students and once completed will support a population of 1300 students and staff.

BLOC Design has been involved in the entire development process and has designed the site and buildings in consultation with the client, Brisbane Catholic Education, to meet strict state and federal government funding guidelines at the same time as maximising the return on the their investment with modern, flexible, yet economical facilities. The school’s staff plays an important role in developing each stage’s brief and our nearby office has been instrumental in providing an affordable and effective service to ensure that the completed product meets their needs now and into the future. 

This project was completed whilst operating as a branch office of CORE Architecture. More work by CORE Architecture can be seen here www.corearch.com.au

Star of the Sea - Classroom Refurbishment

Celebrations were held at Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School recently as the new classrooms and refurbished administration buildings were officially opened.

The school's classrooms had been in need of an upgrade as some of them were more than 35 years old. The new classrooms were contemporary learning spaces with lots of different places for individuals to sit and learn as well as space for group activities.